Faculty

Full-time professors

Stu Evans

Stuart Evans

Education: B.A., M.B.A.
Expertise: Mathematics
Industry: Academics and education
Practising since: 1974

Kris Gillis

Derek Gruchy

Education: Seneca College FPET
Expertise: Fire inspections, building construction, fire suppression and fire ground operations
Industry: Fire service standards, building/fire inspections and fire suppression
Practising since: 2000

Derek Gruchy

Derek Gruchy

Education: B.Eng., M.A.Sc.
Expertise: Human behaviour during fire emergencies, fire dynamics
Industry: Code consulting
Practising since: 2002

Kerry Kwan

Kerry Kwan

Education: B.Sc, B.Ed, M.Ed, Ph.D
Expertise:  Mathematics and science education
Industry: Education and academic
Practising since: 2015

Tim Lucas

Tim Lucas

Education: College diploma
Expertise: Computer-aided design and drafting
Industry: Computer-aided design
Practising since: 2007

Chris Posthumus

Chris Posthumus

Education: Seneca College FPET
Expertise: Fire sprinkler systems, hydraulic calculations
Industry: Fire sprinkler system design
Practising since: 1996

Scott Pugsley

Scott Pugsley

Education: Seneca College FPET, SET
Expertise: Fire sprinkler systems, special suppression systems
Industry: Fire sprinkler system design
Practising since: 1993

Mike Taghvaei

Mike Taghvaei

Education: B.S. (Electrical Engineering), Seneca College FPET, P.Eng.
Expertise: Hydraulic calculations of sprinkler systems, fire pumps, special fire suppression systems
Industry: Code consulting, education
Practising since: 1985

Aneetha Vairavanathan

Aneetha Vairavanathan

Education: P.Eng.
Expertise: Fire alarm systems and building code analysis
Industry: Code consulting
Practising since: 2005

Part-time instructors

David Alkerton

Derek Gruchy

Ali Asraei

Derek Gruchy

Education: P.Eng Electrical
Expertise: Fire alarm systems and code consulting
Industry: Code consulting
Practising since: 2006

Jennifer Baker

Derek Gruchy

Education: Ontario Fire College
Experience: Fire inspections, public education
Industry: Fire service
Practising since: 2010

Derek Collins

Derek Gruchy

Education: Ontario Fire College, Toronto Metropolitan University
Expertise: Fire/building inspections, code enforcement, investigations, training and education
Industry: Fire service, fire/building inspections
Practising since: 1990

Chantelle Cosgrove

Chantelle Cosgrove

Education: Seneca College FPET
Expertise:  Fire code and NFPA certification
Industry: Fire service: inspection
Practising since: 1998

Christopher Delahunt

Derek Gruchy

Education: B.A.
Expertise: Fire service: suppression
Industry: Fire service: suppression
Practising since: 1999

Scott Gilbert

Scott Gilbert

Education: Mechanical Eng. Tech, Seneca College FPET
Expertise: Fire code/retrofit, fire investigations
Industry: Fire department
Practising since: 2012

Evgenia Golovatenko

Evengia Golovatenko

Education: Seneca College FPET
Expertise: Life safety systems design and fire inspections
Industry: Fire service: inspection
Practising since: 2007

Gary Jarrett

Gary Jarrett

Education: Seneca College FPET
Expertise: Fire investigation
Industry: Fire investigation
Practising since: 1980

Graeme McIntosh

Graeme McIntosh

Education: Seneca College FPET, GIFireE, CFEI
Expertise: Fire code, building code, plans examination
Industry: Code consulting, fire investigations
Practising since: 2007

Ryan Nikaeen

Ryan Nikaeen

Education: MSc. Aerospace Engineering, P.Eng.
Expertise: Aircraft design, robotic production line design
Industry: Aerospace, automotive
Practising since: 2019

Derek Oliveira

Kyle Orr

Derek Gruchy

Dennis Rho

Dennis Rho

Education: Seneca College FPET, CET
Expertise: Fire sprinkler systems, hydraulic calculation
Industry: Sprinkler system design
Practising since: 2004

Bevis Rocha

Bevis Rocha

Education: CRM
Expertise: Risk engineering and risk management
Industry: Insurance risk management
Practising since: 1981

Lui Tai

Lui Tai

Education: B.Eng, BCIN
Expertise: Fire alarm systems, code consulting
Industry: Code consulting
Practising since: 1988

Melissa Thomas

Melissa Thomas

Education: Seneca College FPET
Expertise: Ontario Fire Code, education and training
Industry: Academics
Practising since: 2008

Program Administrators

Ranjan Bhattacharya

Ranjan Bhattacharya

Position: Dean, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering Technology

Derek Deonandan

Derek Deonandan

Position: Program Manager, School of Fire Protection Engineering Technology and School of Environmental & Civil Engineering Technology

Hadi Majzoub

Derek Gruchy

Position: Chair, School of Fire Protection Engineering Technology and School of Environmental & Civil Engineering Technology